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50 Things to Eat and Drink in Greater Cleveland: Where's the beef? Local food writer Beth Segal has a trio of great picks

Gal-bi at Seoul Gardens, Parma: 50 Things to Eat and Drink

Gal-bi at Seoul Gardens, Parma: In a funky seen-better-times building in the middle of Parma, exquisitely smoky grilled beef short ribs glazed with a sweet soy marinade are served surrounded by some of the best banchan, a myriad of little relish dishes of pickled and peppery vegetables, around. 5270 Pearl Rd, Parma. 216-661-5990. -- Beth Segal, Special to cleveland.com (Photo: Lisa DeJong, The Plain Dealer)
(Lisa DeJong, The Plain Dealer)

There's a lot of lip service about
the vegetable way of life these days.
But round up every one of the North Coast's vegans, pesceterians,
macrobioticists and garden-variety vegetarians and they're still hugely
outnumbered by Cleveland's hopeless-and-happy-that-way carnivores.

#CLEFOOD50

It may be the weather. Rich stews and
thick steaks get us through the winter, and rib fests and pig roasts make the
summer even more glorious. Or it
may be our inherited predilection. Most of us descend from
cultures where a chicken in every pot was something to aspire to and a meal
with meat meant a celebration.

Whatever the reason, steak palaces,
barbeque joints, hot dog houses and wing huts proliferate throughout the city.
But there's more to the carnivorous life than all of the above....and corned beef
sandwiches. Next time you're in a
meaty mood, take the bull by the horns and try something different, a pickled
pork rib, "hearty" beef skewers or a Korean barbeque feast.

1. Beef Heart Anticuchos at Nazca Restaurant, Warrensville Heights:
Don’t be squeamish. Heart is an excellent muscle to eat. It’s lean,
flavorful and meaty, not squishy like kidneys and spleen. At Nazca, the
pepper and garlic-spiced kebabs are tenderly grilled and served with
boiled potatoes in a creamy chile-spiked sauce and giant starchy kernels
of Peruvian corn. 4620 Richmond Road, Warrensville
Heights. 216-378-9800.

2.
Reuben Ribs at Cork and Cleaver Social Kitchen, Broadview Heights:
C&C magically transforms a pile of little pork ribs into a
deconstructed Reuben sandwich-sans bread. Pickling the meat into a
corned beef state of mind, it’s served on napa slaw with the requisite
Thousand Island dressing, a grating of gruyere cheese and rye salt. Cute
meets delicious. It works beautifully. 8130 Broadview Rd, Broadview
Heights. 440-627-6449.

3.
Gal-bi at Seoul Gardens, Parma: In a funky seen-better-times building in
the middle of Parma, exquisitely smoky grilled beef short ribs glazed
with a sweet soy marinade are served surrounded by some of the best
banchan, a myriad of little relish dishes of pickled and peppery
vegetables, around. 5270 Pearl Rd, Parma. 216-661-5990.

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